MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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